Wonder Lake, IL

A 25-year-old Woodstock woman was killed Wednesday after she pulled out in front of a semi-truck, causing a four-vehicle crash near Marengo, the sheriff’s office said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts responded around 4:38 p.m. Wednesday to Route 23 and River Road in unincorporated Marengo for a multiple-vehicle crash with injuries.

A man is facing drug-relation charges after two people were found dead at Lake Geneva's Chateau Royale motel in early September. These two deaths follow a separate drug-related fatality at the motel in January. John K. Delsman, of Waukesha, who will turn 64 as of Sept. 20, has been charged...

A Cary woman who intentionally crashed her car into an occupied vehicle in Crystal Lake has been sentenced to five months in jail and will be required to undergo an anger management evaluation. Sarah C. Johnson, 33, of the 2800 block of Crystal Lake Road in Cary, was charged with...

The owner of a dog who was shot and killed by a neighbor is devastated after Kane County prosecutors declined to charge the shooter.

A fundraiser was started to support a Crystal Lake family after a mother gave birth and had to be put into a coma while battling COVID-19. The GoFundMe was started by Kathryn Dominick Vitkus to help the Kelly family. Vitkus said that Samantha, the mother, was hospitalized with COVID-19. She...

Two months later, police say they are still investigating a case where a jet skier intentionally ran over a mother duck and her 15 ducklings, killing some of them, on Petite Lake in Lake Villa. Antioch resident Ainsley Brook Wonderling previously said in a social media post that a male...

A Lake Geneva man who has been charged with possession of child pornography reportedly was involved in inappropriate behavior with children at the Lake Geneva YMCA in the past. Toribio Matthew Hernandez, 24, of Lake Geneva, has been charged with possession of child pornography and sexual exploitation of a child.

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A six-year-old Kenosha County boy continues to fight for his life, nearly a week after a lawn mower launched a piece of metal, hitting the boy's head and sending him to the hospital. Alex Hook was playing during recess at Riverview Elementary School in Silver Lake...

MARENGO, Ill. (WIFR) - A 25-year-old Woodstock woman has died following a four-vehicle crash in unincorporated Marengo on Wednesday afternoon. Just after 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, members of McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Marengo Police Department, McHenry County Conservation District Police Department, Marengo Fire Protection District, Huntley Fire Protection District and Woodstock Fire Protection District responded to a crash involving a semi-tractor trailer and three other vehicles.

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. - Officials announced Thursday that the last Sears store in Illinois, located at Woodfield Mall, will close its doors in November, according to a report from the Daily Herald. The Hoffman Estates-based retailer has been scaling back its presence for years, with its name coming off the famed...

Elgin police are searching for a man who robbed a gas station at gunpoint Thursday morning. Police responded to the 700 block of Walnut Avenue about 6:40 a.m. for a report of an armed robbery after a man armed with what appeared to be a handgun entered the Marathon gas station and demanded money from the clerk. The thief took the money and left. The clerk was not injured.

A state appeals court has denied a new trial for a man convicted of murdering his ex-wife in her Gurnee-area home amid a bitter child custody dispute. In a unanimous decision handed down Tuesday, the Second District Appellate Court of Illinois ruled that Lake County prosecutors did not improperly charge David Brocksom under the state's felony-murder rule, which allows a person to be convicted of first-degree murder if the killing occurred as the unintended result of another offense.

A fundraiser has been started to help a Wauconda family recover from a house fire that caused $400,000 in damage and killed their family dog Tuesday afternoon. The GoFundMe was started by neighbor and friend Peggy Volker on behalf of the Vivero family, who moved into the house less than six weeks prior to the fire.

PLEASANT PRAIRIE — Pleasant Prairie Party in the Park: Totally 80’s, slated for Sept. 24-25 in Prairie Springs Park in Pleasant Prairie, has announced the event’s full line-up of entertainment. The entire weekend, which kicks off at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24, will not only feature great music from all...

Students in Woodstock School District 200 could soon see start and dismissal times delayed by 25 minutes or up to an hour or more as administrators try to deal with […]. Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news. He has worked for community newspapers in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa for the past five decades, and was a college journalism instructor for 17 years.

The Prospect girls tennis team is making some noise this fall. The Knights were 8-0 in duals to start the week, which included a recent 4-3 Mid-Suburban League crossover win against a strong Conant team, coach Mike McColaugh said. Prospect's doubles lineup was 28-4 overall in those eight matches. Another...

A Catholic priest's return to a Lake Zurich church has been delayed after new allegations of sexual misconduct. The Rev. David F. Ryan was asked to step away from St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in November while the Archdiocese of Chicago investigated allegations he sexually abused minors about 25 years ago while he worked at Maryville Academy in Des Plaines.

The Kane County Health Department has seen a 100% increase in Janssen (also known as J&J) COVID vaccination requests in the past two weeks, likely due to the State of Illinois's Sunday, Sept. 19 vaccination deadline for hospital and school employees to receive their first COVID-19 vaccine dose. The state...

Here are several locations where you can find the vaccine in Elgin: 1. 500 Dundee Ave (847) 695-2398; 2. 815 S Randall Rd 847-717-6510; 3. 1670 Larkin Ave 847-695-0198; 4. 1038 Summit St 847-695-7467; 5. 1000 S Randall Rd 630-503-2142; 6. 589 N McLean Blvd 847-697-9873; 7. 815 Summit St

"Sears has such a deep history, not only in Illinois, but in the history of retail. It was really a trendsetter in many ways, it was a giant of its time."